Towel cabinet



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UNITED STATES "Air OFFICE.

GEORGE A. STEINER, OE SALT LAKEOITY, UTAH, AsSrGNoE, :BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, To STEINEE SALES COMPANY, OE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, A CORPORATION OE UTAH.

TOWEL OABINET.

Application led February 21, 1921. Serial No. 446,915;

To all 'whom t 'may concer/n:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. STEINER, a citizen of the United States, resident of Salt Lake City, ycounty of Salt Lake, State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements invTowel Cabinets, of Awhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a towel cabinet comprising an upper portion or superstructure which can be conveniently mounted on the top of a soiled towel -co-ntainer now in general use, thereby eii'ecting a considerable saving in the cost of the cabinet.

A further object is to provide a cabinet adapted to receive a roll o-f toweling and from which the clean towel is delivered or unrolled-without the aid of springs or other mechanism which add to the expense of construction and upkeep. A

A further object is to providev a cabinet that-is particularly adapted for the convenient insertion of the roll of clean towel and the removal of the soiled portion.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this Specification,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a towel cabinet embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion of the cabinet, showing the roll of towel mounted therein,

Figure 3 is a similar View, showing a slightly modified construction in the cabinet,

Figure 4 is a sectional view, showing a modied arrangement of the roll guides,

Figure 5 is a similar View, showing still another arrangement of the guides.

In the drawing, 2 represents the base of theJ cabinet, having Suitable supporting legs 3 and a front vwall 4 in the rear of which is a compartment or chamber 5 that is adapted to receive the soiled towel from above. An opening 6 leads to this chamber or compartment and through this opening the user may reach the towel and draw it forward where it can be conveniently7 used for wiping the hands or face. On the top of this base I arrange the cabinet proper, which consists of a box-like Structure having a rear wall 7 and end walls 8 that are adapted to fit the top of the base 2, a cover 9 being preferably provided for closing the top hinged to the rear wall at 10. The lower portion of they cabinet roper has a cross bar or ioor 11 of Iess wi th than the cabinet and separated from the rear wall 7 by a gap or opening 12, the end walls of the cabinet havingslots 13 therein and the towel roll 14 has a shaft 15 that is adapted to slide vertically in the guides 13 and hold the roll of toweling within the cabinet while permitting it to berevolved to unwind the clean towel. rIhe loose free end of the towel is dropped down through the gap 12 into the space'beneath, where itcan be reached by the user and drawn forward through the opening 6 to a point where it can be conveniently used for wiping. The roll of toweling rests by gravity upon the oor 11 and there will be suiicient friction between the toweling and this iioor to prevent the roll from unwinding too rapidly when a pull is applied to the loose end. 'There will be less weight on the 'bar 11, of course, as the towel is unwound,

and a greater tendency for the roll to turn prematurely. i c In Figure 3 I have shown a modied construction which consistsin providing guide slots 16 obliquely in the end vwalls ofv the cabinet so that the roll 14, instead of contacting with the floor 11, slides rearwardly against the rear wall and when the loose end of the towel is puled, the pressure of the roll against theY rear wall is increased and the desired resista-noe is offered to the user of the towel.

In Fi re 4 I have shown an oblique guideway 16a a little Steeper in pitch than the guide 16 of Figure 3, so that the roll when well filled will bear against the rear wall of the cabinet. The lower end of the guideway 16b is offset slightly so that as the roll gets smaller, it will contact with the rear wall and with the floor 11, as indicated by dotted lines, the pull of the towel on the roll increasing the pressure on the fi-oor 11 and retarding the unwinding of the roll.

In Figure 5 I have shown a guideway 16 arranged at an angle substantially of 45 degrees so that the roll of toweling will contact at all times with the rear wall and with the fioor 11, resting by gravity thereon 4when the roll is first inserted into the cabinet and remaining in contact therewith as the towel is unwound. When the roll is entirely unwound, the cover is raised and a fresh roll inserted in the guides. The accumulation of soiled toweling in the bottom of the receptacle is taken out and returned to the laundry, and the cabinet is then ready for i having rear and end walls and guideways in said end walls and a floor near the lower ends of said guideways, a clean towel roll having a shaft adapted to fit and slide in said guideways and sail roll contacting with the rear wall of the cabinet during the initial unwinding of the toweling, the lower portion of said guideways having an offset section therein to receive said roll shaft when a considerable portion of the towel has been unrolled and direct the roll against said iioor as well as the rear wall, and a gap being provided between said floor and rear wall through which the clean towel may be drawn by the user.

2. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a delivery opening in its upper portion at the front of the cabinet, a transverse floor within said casing in the rear of said opening, a comparatively narrow gap being provided between said floor and the rear wall of the casing, the sidewalls of said casing having guideways therein adapted to receive the shaft of a bolt of toweling, the loose web of the towel depending through said gap in the rear of said floor and being drawn forward by the user through said opening, said guideways being positioned to direct the bolt of toweling by gravity against said floor, the frictional contact of said bolt with said ioor retarding the unwinding of said bolt and preventing too rapid feed of the towel, and said casing having a soiled towel compartment below said opening wherein the towel falls when released by the user.

3. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a delivery opening in its upper portion at the front of the cabinet, a translverse floor within said casing in the rear of said opening, a comparatively narrow gap being provided between said Hoor and the rear wall of the casing, the side walls of said casing having guideways thereinv adapted to receive the shaft of a bolt of toweling, the loose web of the towel depending through said gap in the rear of said floor and being drawn forward by the user through said opening, said guideways being positioned to direct the bolt of toweling by gravity against said floor, the fric-tional Contact of said bolt with said floor retardingthe unwinding of said bolt and preventing too rapid feed of the towel, andV 

